#6E40BD#6E40BD

#6E40BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.186 H 295.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6E40BD
RGB	rgb(110, 64, 189)
HSL	hsl(262, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(262, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.8%, 66.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.99, 47.12, -58.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.99, 75.29, 308.74°)
OKLab	oklab(49.46% 0.0808 -0.1677)
OKLCH	oklch(49.46% 0.186 295.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.4467, 10.6555, 49.2718)
Luminance	0.1066 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 2.69

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6E40BD #8FBD40

analogous

#4051BD #6E40BD #AD40BD

triadic

#6E40BD #BD6E40 #40BD6E

tetradic

#6E40BD #BD4051 #8FBD40 #40BDAD

square

#6E40BD #BD4051 #8FBD40 #40BDAD

split-complementary

#6E40BD #BDAD40 #51BD40

monochromatic

#392162 #53318F #6E40BD #906DCD #B39ADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.71

#6E40BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#6E40BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6E40BD

6.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6E40BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6E40BD	1.00	6.71	3.13	6.71
#FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005ABA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#595D79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6e40bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 64, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.186 295.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9e78d2',
    500: '#6e40bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6e40bd;
$custom-light: #9e78d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6e40bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 110,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.08,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49459,
    "c": 0.18613,
    "h": 295.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10656
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6E40BD

secondary

#B4C990

accent

#D94FA6

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFA

border

#CEC8D3

text

#0F0914

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6E40BD

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